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Porsche Blog, Performance, Tuning, Motorsport, and Modification News

Very nice numbers here from a Porsche 997.1 Turbo running the Tial Alpha A3076 turbo based Boost Logic BL1000 kit. In addition to the BL1000 kit this 997.1 Turbo also has a full GMG exhaust. Tony over at EPL (European Performance Labs) which is located in Stratford, Connecticut was tasked with tuning the setup. The result is a very healthy 896 horsepower and 735 lb-ft of torque at the wheels on a Dynojet in SAE correction.
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You should know by now that Porsche is developing a new turbocharged flat-4 'Boxer' engine family. The first models to receive this motor will be the Cayman and Boxster. Rumors are that there will be three flavors of the motor but a 2.0 liter and 2.5 liter are the most likely displacement candidates at least initially. Power output will range up to 395 horsepower depending on how Porsche decides to tune it and how Porsche 911 fanatics react to a Boxster/Cayman with balls.
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Very nice ECU tune results here from Jailbreak tuning on a 997.1 generation Porsche 911 Carrera. The 997.1 has a 3.6 liter flat-6 (it is not direct injected) and is rated at 325 horsepower. The baseline on the graph of the completely stock car shows 282 horsepower to the wheels. The car is definitely delivering the quoted output and a few horses more. So how much room is there to gain on the naturally aspirated flat-6 motor?
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We've taken a look back at our history and picked five styles to refresh with a modern twist; introducing the Classic Series. We found inspiration in iconic sports cars like the Ferrari 512TR, Porsche 964, BMW E36 M3, Acura NSX and even German wagons like the W124 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The new Classic line debuts with five new styles including the 300 mesh, the 301 split-9-spoke, the 303 13-spoke, the 305 5-spoke and the 309 19-spoke.
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The Car and Driver Lightning Lap is one of the most interesting comparisons of the year from the major automotive publications. Car and Driver essentially takes a small group of the hottest handling cars on the market from various price points and times their laps around the Virginia International Raceway track. The full breakdown comes in the October issue and Car and Driver will post their results online at some later point this year.
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Here is a race we have been waiting to see. The camera car is a Porsche 911 Turbo S cabriolet. Certainly a fast car with its 550 horsepower 3.8 liter twin turbo flat-6 and PDK transmission. The car it is racing is the Lamborghini Huracan which at 3423 pounds is lighter than the 36XX pound 911 Turbo S. It also is rated at more horsepower with its naturally aspirated 5.2 liter V10 putting out 610 crank horsepower. Crank horsepower ratings do not mean as much as they used to so that is why we like to see real world comparisons.
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It is always amusing when the 'professionals' get things wrong. Road and Track has been around for quite a while and usually does good work. Their latest article on the rumored turbocharged 991.2 facelift (or 992 successor) not making sense is not their best work. Their 'senior editor' Jason Cammisa states that displacement is not the enemy as his argument against turbocharging the base 911 model. He is wrong as displacement is the enemy in the 911.
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The Porsche 918 Spyder is one of the most absurdly expensive, absurdly awesome, and absurdly technologically advanced cars on planet earth. It is the highest performance vehicle Porsche has ever offered in production trim for the street. So what does one do if they happen to be fortunate enough to own the 887 horsepower hybrid supercar capable of 0-60 in 2.4 seconds and clearing the 1/4 mile in 10.0 seconds flat? Take it shopping of course.
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Two turbocharged all wheel drive german luxury performance sedans going at it here. The Audi RS7 offers 560 horsepower stock from a 4.0 liter twin turbo V8. The Porsche Panamera Turbo has a larger 4.8 liter V8 that is also twin turbocharged but it is less powerful rated at 520 horsepower. Porsche offers an optional power kit for roughly $20k that boosts the output into the 540 horsepower range thanks to upgraded turbochargers and more aggressive tuning.
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The Porsche Boxster S and Cayman S both use the same 3.4 liter direct injected flat-6 engine as the 991 Carrera. However, in the Boxster S and Cayman S the motor is detuned form 350 horsepower. The Boxster S is detuned to 315 horsepower and the Cayman S to 325 horsepower. It shows in the dyno sheets below. Keep in mind AWE-Tuning got a baseline of 283 wheel horsepower for the 991 Carrera.
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BMW doing an X4 is not surprising as they were able to mimic what they did with the X6. That being taking an SUV platform they already have, the X3 in this case, and changing the exterior to 'coupe' proportions. BMW found success with this approach so they are trying it again. The only problem is that this segment is now more competitive especially with Porsche entering the smaller SUV market with their brand new Macan.
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This is a beatdown. Protomotive builds some spectacularly fast 996 Turbos but there are also some spectacularly fast Nissan GTR's out there. This Topspeed built 4.4 liter Alpha 12 certainly qualifies. Just to give you a sensation of how bit the difference between the cars is the GTR gives the two 996 Turbos (the yellow one is the claimed 1200+ horsepower Protomotive car) a head start and the hit yet runs them down and passes them with ease.
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It is difficult to explain the 991 Turbo 1/4 mile time variance but as more owners get out to the strip we continue to get more data to work with. MotorTrend got a 10.9 @ 123 out of the 991 Turbo S so it makes you wonder how a standard 991 Turbo outpaces it in Florida summer heat. Well, the launch may have something to do with it as this 991 Turbo manages an incredible 1.5X 60 foot time on street tires.
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